A mosque protester questions the intentions of the Muslims behind the site.

Riyad Hasan

A smaller group of roughly 150 mosque supporters was also on hand, but they didn’t last as long as the site’s opponents.

Brigitte Stelzer

One demonsrator equates building the mosque with supporting Hamas.

Brigitte Stelzer

A missile with a doll dressed up to look like an Arab was just one of the more ostentatious displays downtown.

Jaff Warzer

This man, like many other opponents whose family members died on 9/11, invokes his own suffering in his anti-mosque stance.

Riyad Hasan

The back of that man’s sign, which takes aim at Islam.

Riyad Hasan

More 9/11-inspired opposition based on the mosque’s proximity to Ground Zero

Jaff Warzer

This man is against the mosque but for peace.

Jaff Warzer

We’re not sure which side of the debate this woman is on, but she’s very passionate about her beliefs.

Jaff Warzer

Police tried to keep the mosque opponents and supporters separated, but several scuffles broke out, such as the argument shown here between a man arguing for freedom of religion (on the left) and another who thinks building a mosque near Ground Zero is insensitive.

Helayne Seidman

Cops move in to separate another two men with divergent views on the mosque.

Helayne Seidman

Can’t we all get along? An imam and an anti-mosque protester have a conversation on Park Place.